Automatically feeding and discharging hog-scraper.



. iiNrrD 'STATES lPAiIirri OFFICE.

JOHN ,W. KOHLHEPP, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 WILLIAM B. ALLBRIGHT,

' 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

'AUTOMATICALLY FEEDING AND DIS'OHARGING Il,GvSCIlVAPIERI Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Sept. 12, .IUI I.

Application filed March 31, 1909. Serial No. 4:86380.

To all whom 'it may concern: l

le it linown that l, JiiiiN W. Koririiiiirigir eil-lien of the United. Suites, end aresident of the"eity of elhiengo, in the county of Cool; iunlSlfile i, Illinois, hiLVe invent-ed (fortuin new :ind nse'lnl l'niljiroveinents in` 'Antonintieiilly lfedingr mid Disehargng Hog-Sera pers; sind Vl do herehy deo-lure thnt the following is i1 full,y elenr, und oxziet description of lhe simile; reference heilig had to the ner-oinpiiiiyng driiwiiigs, and to the let-ters of poteri-rice nini-lied thereon, which forni n portlet l-his specification.

This invention relates te nntonizrtienl-ly' Ifeedinliih und diselizlrgino"hog seriipiniif,and polishing ineehenisins o? that Class Set forth in 'niy priorxiipplientions for enrefiss serap- VJugend polishing'iiiiieh-ines, liled July l., 19.07,.Ser1;il No: 381,815; nndmaehines for .dehiiiiing and polishii'ig: ,l carcasses, fliled Miieh 1 3, 1909, Serinl. NO. 481,182.

1t is :in object of tliis,invention to uref" I vide 'n inneline of the ehrss describe.' of

siim'll capacity espeeiz'illy adapted for smell "hoteliers which is' cheep to i'nixnutiietiire,`in

stell imd nimmt-nin.

Itis' also iin ohjeet of `this invention to provide in n iiiziehine et the elnss described l:i i'oliitnble cylinder adapted vto nutoinetr rally feed `the oai-(russes thereto from the 'scolding tnnlcvniiil which is irditpted to be reversely rotated ilo automatically dump the tii'hle.

cleaned enreuss upon ii. suitable cleaning 'It is :ilisoiiii ohjeeli oil this iJn-'e'ntion to,p Vlinder adopted L-o-reeeive the' (uufciisses `:nid Vinterns .attached to the cylinder provide n 'e fwl-iiifh thi reet ion -zind to. provid e, siipply of witter 'thereto 1 r olijeel'. of tliisiiix-ention to nder hog sei-'apnig n.iiieliine.' .in

i's furti l'nolvide e e e re versely rotatable flexible liientii-lgriuidsirraping ineifhiu-iisrinin the eyhniler.;

' The in Veni-loi.) ,eoiisstsin' the matters 'hereinafter 'fdesei'ilied :uid more fullyr pointed out. 'niuldi lined iii-the npl'iended e iiiins.

. tiilienon lii'ie Q -Slot Fig.. 1.

inder .iniiy rotolo in' either, di.

- pulleys l either direction.

elined .finishing or delivery bench o* er;- tends.

. Journziled ahorethe conceive platform g, on suitable standards n (.:yliinler l5, pw Vided with elosed ends Zi, `which :are nnelljv nperlnred und provider] with henriiiir :slum Zi. A slnijlf'L b2, jollrnnled in snit-uhh lwiii' ings Zi, secured en the standards: if', extends :it one end into one of the hifnrng fileewe- In', 4:1nd is rigidly l'iiit iidjnslnbly serio-ed (herrie by ineens of u set screw, key or spline. A loose pulley b5, and rigid pulleys irl-Ji?. nre .secured to the shaft o, adapting the cylinder B, to be rotated in either-direct ion. id eylinder B, is' provided :is shown in Fig. 2, with longitudinal rihs 151, and n. longitudiiiijil opening, and ,a scoop l), is secured nia one end tothe cylinder `und at its outer end extends yslightly above the top of said opei'iiiig.

Seid Seoopl is soii'i'ewhzit' convex on its outer side imd 1s ndirpted to extend. into the tirol;

-to-vpiek up :1 carenss'and deliver the sinne lo the cylinder end is fiilnpted on eachy roi'nizioil, to. oop water freni the tiinli :1nd delii'er lli M. ne to the cylinder to Clean the varones therein.

Secured to the eylinder.. B, irdjneeni. fle scoop l), a discharge plate 1:51'. und :i .lnnee d, firmly connects the saine.effordiiii;i greet Vrigidity, y lJenrneled in suitiil'ile bearings o, secured ytopf-the. standards o1, similar to the standards Zi",.is e sha'ft E, Iwhich'extends'through the lieibngsleeve b1, iii-one end of the cylinder und the .inner end-of said shaft isrotutnhly seeured in the heuringsleeve at the opposite4 ,end-ofthe cylinder. y Rigldly secured to said shaft are, henter irrins-fi-#fw 2,. of which ns shown, j?, the .longeet and secured exi-each side thereof und on the o ntet sides of the arms f-fi are seiiiping hlades ff". pla-le fl, enrved at its'oiitelf end is seci'iiednt l'he ,inner end'of .eiielr set of beate' arms and isi ndiipted to prevent Isho-rt bending of the heater irri. ii. A lo'ole' pulley e, nucl rigid ife2 -m'o secured' ,on the heater ,shaft E, Vdepting said .shufttol'ie rotated in '.llie e eration is as follows: Inste'ting the oper it-ioii the cylinder B, is rotated in one direhti'on end-.the scoop D, dips ntoithe tank removes 'a' earcirssf'delivering the seine i: to the eyln'der. The cylinder isof snieie' t length t0 receive therein ho lergestsze und as thecylinderoontigously of the mfr rotates the ribs engaging the carcass continuously rotate thc same, ex osin all parts of the carcass to the action ci) the eaters. The beaters may be continuously rotated in the same direction or may be rotated in either direction if necessary to thoroughly clean the carcasses and, inasmuch as the carcasses simply roll in the cylinder and do not advance longitudinally therein they may be operated on as long' as necessary to thoroughly clean the same, the time de ending on the toughness of the carcass'. O course, on each revolution oi thecylinder the-scoop delivers more Water thereto to thoroughly wash the carcasses and the hair, refuse and dirty water escapes from the cylinder through the small. apertures or openings therein. When the carcass has-been thoroughly cleaned the belts are shifted on the '..y,linder pulleys which reverses the rotation thereof and the carcass immediately 'rolls out of the opening in the cylinderv onto the incline-:l platform a, from which it is delivered to the finishing table by the discharge plate D1, which moves the carcass 'up the incline the cylinder rotates. The belts arc again shifted and the operation is repeated .on another carcass.

It is seen that the beaters are double acting and operate as eiliciently when rotating in one direction as another. Furthermore by rcversely rotating the beaters the danger of the beaters setting in a permanent curve or buckling is avoided and the pressure exerted by the beaters is therefore not lessened by continued use.

inasmuch as the ends of the c linder are cl sed, the carcasses cannotA accidentally esi-- cape from the cylinder and the ribs, (which n'iay be struck up from the cylinder, if desired to provide openings to permit the water 'to escape) continuously rotate` the KI'CSS.

Many details of construction may be vof i ricd without (li-parting from the principles of'my invent-ion and .l do 'not desire to limit this application. for patent otherwise than necessitated by the prior. art.

` I claim as my invention:

l. In a device of the class described a.

cylinder closed at its ends, means for livermg a carcass into the cylindcrthrough 'the side thereof, and scraping mechanism in the cylinder. y

2. In a device of the class describeda cyl'- indcr closed at its ends, means for deliverH ing a carcass intc'the cylinder through the side thereof', scraping mechanism in the c l* inder, mechanism for rotating 'the 'cylin f er in one direction vadapting then'ieans to deliver the carcasses 'thereto and means for revers'cly rotating the cylinder-to discharge the' carcasses therefrom.

3. In a device-of the class described a scelding tank, n rotatable member abovelthe f tank, a scoop connected to the rotatable-member adapted to remove a carcass from the tank and deli-ver it intothe rotatable member, dchairing nicchanisnl in" the rotatable member., said scoop adapted to deliver the carcassback into the tank after the carcass is cleaned. i

4. l'n 'a device oiathc class'describcd a scalding tank, a rotatable member above the tank adapted to remove a carcass therefrom, dehairing mecl'ianism in the rotatable member, said rotatable member adapted to delliver the carcass back into the tank after the carcass is cleaned and means secured to the rotatable member for engagin and automatically removing lthe cleaner .carcass from the tank.

5, In a device of the class described a rotatable cylinder having closed ends adapted to receive a carcass through the side thereof, and reversible double acting scraping and dehairing mechanisms in tlie cylinder.

6. fl'n 'a device of the class described a ro tatable cylinder having closed ends adapted to receive a carcass through the side thereof, reversible double acting scraping and de- Vhairing` mechanisms in the cylinder, and

means in the cylinder for continuously rotating a carcass,

7. Ina' device' of; the class described an' oppositely y rotatable, cylinder, mechanismv lopposite directions,

for rotatin the-sa 'carcass into the'cylmeans for elivering inder by rotation' of-thecylinder in one direction and for discharging thec'arcass from the' cylinderby its rotation oppositel and means in 'the' cylinder for continuous y turning the carcass,

8. In a device of the class described an oppositely, 'rotatable cylinder,- means for delivering a carcass thereto when the cylinder Arotates one direction and for discharging the carcass from the cylinder when it rotates oppcsitely, means in the cylinder for contiiiiiously turning the carcass, and rotatable scraping mechanism in the cylinder adapted to Aact on the carcasses when rotating in either direction.

Tn a device of 'the class described a.

scaldiiig tank, a curved platform inthe over the curved platform, dehairin cleaning' mechanism rotatable inthe cy Inder and.' means secured thereto for picking i a carcass from the tank and deliverin it into the vcylinder and adapted to deliver, thecarcass from. the tank upon the platform after the same has been scraped. 4

10. vIn a device of the class described a scalding tank, a curved platform in the.

tank at one end thereof, a cylinder rotatable y ickin a A tank at oneend tlicrcofQa cylinder rotatable g y and -ble scraping:

the cylinder and adapted to delirer the carcass from the cylinder upon the platform after the saine has been scra ed,and means rigidly lcured tothe cylin er for moving the carcass froin the platform out of the tank.

' ingf the carcasses in the cylindcig'and means casses.

for rotating the cylinder in opposite directions adapting: the scoop to feed the carcasses to thecylindcr and to discharge the carcasses fi'oin the cyl inder.

13. ln a device. of the class described a cylinder haring' closed ends and a side openingr4 to receive -a carcass thercthrinigh, a scoop Secured to the cylinder at the. opening, liexible ,iscrapingyand polishing mechanism in .the cylinder` ineans for contii'nn'nisly Vro t-ating the carcassesmiii the cylindriy, means for rotatingthe, cylinder in opposite directions adapting the scoop to feed the carcasses lo the cylinder and to discharge the cariasscs frein the cylinder, and mechanism ,for rotating the flexible scraping: mechanism to act oppositetv on the rotating car- 1.4. In a hog cleanii machine a rotatable cylinder adapted to continuously 'rotate a hol without advancing the saine, means for de ivering a carcass intothe cylinder andlcxible beaters adapted to act. oppositely on the carcasses.

15,-111 a carcass cleanin v tacable cylinder haringc used machine a,V ronieans for delivering-a ourense into thc'cyl! mechanism rotatable inder to lie `loosely therein andl beating independently' of `the,

cylinder' ainl'udapleil to rotate, oppositely Y and act. ontlie cai'cassavlii-,n rotating in either direction.

` 16. A cai'caas-deliairiiig and polishing inanieans lor intermittently delivering casses. v

, in the cylinder v i. y "ends prc- `vided with apertures in 'the walls thereof,-

longitudinally of the cylf inderand beaters adapted to beat andfwhi'p the carcasses to dehair and polish the saine.

17. A carcass dehairing and polishingmachine comprising a rotatable cylinder aperf turcd to permit the ilis'eharge of scurf ind hair therethrough, nieans in the cylinder for continuously rotating?r a carcass without ad* vancing the saine longitudinally of the cylinder. beaters adapted -tobcat and whip the carcasses to deliaii a Supply of n'ater into the cylinder to wash the car- 18. In a carcass tatablc cylinder, ni ansfor delivering a car cass into thc cylinder through an opening in the side and discharging the carcass through the saine opening: and beaters rc3 tatable in the cylinder for removing the hair and cleaning;I the carcass.l

19.1114 a carcass cleaning inacliilie a rotatable cylinder, means for delivering a car cassA into the cylinder through an opening in4 the ,side and discharging the carcass' saine opening, beaters rotatable for removing the hair and cleaning the carcass, and a discharge plate for the carcassesafter the sainckare dumped from the-cylinder.

20. :A carcass dehaii'ing and' polishing inathrough the chine-embracing a rotary cylinder, a shaft `extcndimlr axially through the cylinder,

'beaters tliereoi'i adapted to rotate oppositely and to action a carcass when rotating in` and polish the Isaine and cleaningmachine a ro-` hair thercthroughgmeans in the cylinder i. continuously rotating a carcass without. ad'- yancngthe Same either direction and means-for delivering i water into the cylinder to wash the'carea-ss,

said cylinder being reversibleto dischargeV the carcass.`

V2L In a machine of Vtheclaasdescribed* a i rotary cylinder, means rotatable therewthv for reversely rotatin ,a carcass yin the ld er inderi' landjrotatahlc #eaters in the cylin vprovided with blades on each side thereof, ,Said .eyl'ini'lcr being reversible *to discharge i.

the 'cai-cass. i

In testimony whereof I have. liereiiintosi'drl scribed my naine in the presence of two suh-4 scrib'ing witnesses.

i JOHN l'Vitnesses: ll. E. lllmnan,

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